November 28, 2023
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Gujarat Titans have appointed Shubman Gill as their captain for the next season of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The 2022 champions announced their captain after the transfer of original skipper Hardik Pandya to Mumbai Indians was formalised. Vikram Solanki, director of cricket, Gujarat Titans, said "Shubman Gill has shown growth in stature and standing over the last two years at the highest level of the game. We've seen him mature not only as a batter but also as a leader...

November 28, 2023
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Roughly around the time when India were toying with Australian bowlers in the death overs of a T20I in Trivandrum on Sunday, the average Indian cricket fan was engaged elsewhere. A bombshell of an IPL trade was in the works that comfortably dragged eyeballs away from the actual cricket action which, ironically enough, had some of the IPL regulars showing their readiness for a permanent step up. It's been an intriguing week, if you're an Indian cricket fan. A World Cup trophy that...

November 28, 2023
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Gujarat Titans have appointed Shubman Gill as their captain for the next season of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The 2022 champions announced their captain after the transfer of original skipper Hardik Pandya to Mumbai Indians was formalised. Vikram Solanki, director of cricket, Gujarat Titans, said "Shubman Gill has shown growth in stature and standing over the last two years at the highest level of the game. We've seen him mature not only as a batter but also as a leader...

November 28, 2023
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It's been less than 10 days since the ODI World Cup came to a conclusion, but teams have already started to move on to different challenges. New Zealand, who finished at the semifinal stage this year will pride themselves on how far they got, but Bangladesh, with two wins in nine, not so much. However, the current international cricket calendar is quick to provide a fresh shot at glory, as the teams begin their World Test Championship campaigns - five...

November 28, 2023
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Former Bangladesh captain Tamim Iqbal is planning to return to competitive cricket at the forthcoming Bangladesh Premier League. The decision implies that the veteran batter, who is unavailable for the two-match Test series against New Zealand starting tomorrow, will also not be part of the touring party that will visit New Zealand for a white-ball series following the Test series. Tamim made the announcement on Monday (November 27) in an impromptu media briefing at his house following a meeting with Bangladesh...

November 28, 2023
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Suspended Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has received a boost as the country's Sports Minister has been dismissed by the President of Sri Lanka. Minister Roshan Ranasinghe had been targeting the SLC and even dissolved its elected body, only for the court to stay the gazette notification. Minister of Tourism Harin Fernando has been appointed as new Sports Minister in place of Ranasinghe. President Ranil Wickremesinghe issued a release on Monday stating that Ranasinghe has been removed from the portfolios of Minister...

November 28, 2023
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Group A Jay Gokul Bista's unbeaten 144 set up Mumbai's second win of the campaign, this one by 26 runs over Railways. Bista's ton aided by a half-century from Suved Parkar and a 17-ball 41 from Prasad Pawar powered Mumbai to 324. Railways' response was led by a thrilling 70-ball 102 from Upendra Yadav while Vivek Singh added 95 off 91. But with the next highest score being 15, they fell short of the target. Mohit Avasthi took 4 for 53 for Mumbai. At...

November 23, 2023
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The aggressive, risk-over-regret batting template set by Rohit Sharma at the 2023 World Cup is set to have far-reaching effects in Indian cricket. His 597 runs at a strike-rate of 126 ft. record-breaking 31 sixes unfortunately ended up on the runners-up side but if you ask Suryakumar Yadav, the batters next in line are looking to "try and replicate the same thing" going forward. After all, an opportunity to make a difference with Rohit's batting disposition is only about six...

November 23, 2023
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Pakistan's planned T20I tour to the Netherlands, scheduled for May of next year, has been postponed owing to scheduling problems. The KNCB received a request from the PCB to postpone the series to alleviate the pressure of an increasingly crowded calendar, and the two boards are understood to be exploring options to reschedule the series. Pakistan had originally indicated an intention to return to the Netherlands following their CWC Super League series in Rotterdam in 2022, and a 3-match T20I series...

November 23, 2023
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Lucknow Super Giants and Rajasthan Royals have entered into a direct swap deal for Avesh Khan and Devdutt Padikkal on Wednesday (November 22). Therefore, come IPL 2024, Avesh will make the move to the Royals while Padikkal is set to be part of the Super Giants franchise. The development was confirmed by the LSG management to Cricbuzz. This will be Padikkal's third franchise in the IPL after having been part of Royal Challengers Bangalore before his stint with Rajasthan Royals. After...